Composition tie and rail-fastener.



E. H. HAVENS. COMPOSITION TIE AND RAIL FASTENER- APPLICATION FILED MAR. 20' I917. ifilfiwe Patented Oat. 2,1917.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1- INVENTOR WITNE5SES E. H. HAVENS.

QOMPOSHION TIE AND RAIL FAST ENEB. APPLICATION FIL'ED mg. 20. I917.

LQQLQWG Patented Oct. 2,1917.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2- INVENTOR 'Albany,

mane HqHAirnne, or ALBANY;

,HALLENBECK, or ALBANY, NEW YORK.

COMPOSITION TIE Ann RAIn-nnsrnNEn.

-App1ication filed March 20,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ELMER H. HAVENS, a citizen of the United States, residin at in the county of Albany and tate of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Composition Ties and Rail-Fasteners, of which the following is a specification. I

This invention relates to railroad ties and particularly to ties'of the reinforced concrete type. I

The object of the present invention is to provide a tie made of concrete or analogous material which will be effectually reinforced so as to prevent breaking, the reinforcing means also providing means for anchor bolts by meansofwhich the rail may be secured to the tie.

A further object is to provide a tie of the above description in which the reinforcing means will be prevented from creeping longitudinally of the tie due to the alternate placing upon andremoval of weight from the tie. I

A still further object of the invention is to provide a tie which is of simple and cheap construction and one in which the rail maybe quickly and securely placed inposition thereon.

'With the above and other objects in view the invention consists of the following novel combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter more fully described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which;

Figure 1 is a plan view of a railroad tie embodying the present invention and having a pair of rails in position thereon;

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view through the tie and rail, showing the rail clamping bolts and reinforcing tie rods in elevation;

Fig. 3 is a cross sectional view on the line 3 -3 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a perspective View of the tie with the rods and V-bolts shown therein by dotted lines; and

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of one of the V-boltsJ Referring to the drawings in detail the improved tie consists of a longitudinal member 10 which is composed of concrete or similar material, it being preferably formed of a mixture of concrete and cinders. Em-

Specification of Letters Patent.

- longitudinal reinforcing rods 1917'. Serial No. 156,058.

a pair of V-shaped the said bolts being provided with sulstantially vertically extended end portions 12 which are adapted to project through the upper face of the tie and to receive thereon rail clamping plates 13, by means of which the rails R are secured to the tie, nuts 14 being engaged with the threaded ends 12 of the said V-bolts as shown.- The rail clamping plates 13 are cut away along their inner and under edge as shown at 15 in order to accommodate the base flanges of the rail as shown.

Inorder to reinforce the tie and to provide means for anchoring the bolts 11 in position therein, the said tie is provided with a reinforcin and anchoring bar 16, preferably forme of twisted steel. The ends of this bar are formed with laterally bent portions 17 for the purpose of securely holding the bar in position and preventing any tendency to creep due to the alternate placing u on and removal of weight on the 'e i To urther reinforce the tie there are provided longitudinal reinforcing bars 18 which pass through and engage the inner sides of the V-shaped bolt 11 and'act as spreaders for the bolt to hold the ends 12 in proper spaced relation.

From the foregoing description when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings it will be seen that the invention provides a reliable reinforced concrete tie, which is of simple and economical construction, at the same time providing means for quickly and effectually securing a rail there- This tie and its rail securing means are especially adaptable to switches, and for this purpose the rail clamping plates may have duplicate undercut portions 15 on each side of the bolt 11 for the purpose of securing the adjacent switch or siding rails.

Having described the invention what I claim, is. v

1. A tie of the class described having embedded therein, V-bolts engageable with said rods for securing rail clamps to the tie and means whereby said rods are caused to act as Spreaders for said bolts. v

2. A tie of the class described having V- shaped clamp securing bolts embedded therein, longitudinal reinforcing and spreading NEW YoRK, AssIeNonoroNE- au TO CHARLES Patented Oct. 2, i917.

- mama rods passing through engaging said; passing through and engaging said bolts, .bolts and a longitudinal reinforcing and ana longiiudinal reinforcing and anchoring choring rod; also passing izhroilgh and mm rod also passing through and enga -ing saiu 1G gaging said bolts. 7 bolts and laterally bent ends on a] of said.

55 3. A tie of the class described having" E'Wis.- clamp securing bolts embedded therein, In testimony whereof l MEX my Si ature. longitudinal reinforcing and spreading rmk: ELMER H. HA NS. 

